Flush-tank



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PLUSH TANK. No. 578,506. Patented Mar. 9, 1897.

ATTORNEY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. BLESSING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLUSH-TANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 578,506, dated March 9, 1897.

Application filed March 15, 1895.

city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Flush-Tanks, which im-' provement is fully, set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a flush-tank adapted to flush a urinal, water-closet bowl, 850., automatically at intervals, the construction and operation being hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a partial vertical section and side elevation of a flush-tank embodying myinvention, the valve being closed. Fig. 2 represents a similar view of the same, the valve being open.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the valve-outlet of a flushing-tank B, and O designates a valve whose seat D is at top of said outlet within said tank.

E designates a swinging or rocking beam which is mounted on the bracket F, rising from the collar F on the bottom of said tank, one end E of said beam being pivotally connected .with said valve 0 and the other end E being weighted or having the counterbalance G thereon.

H designates a swinging arm having its lower end mounted on the bracket F and provided at top with the Weight J. Projecting from said arm are branches or wings K K, which are adapted to engage with the opposite ends of the beam E.

L designates a float or ball which is connected with the lever M, the latter being mounted on the bracket F and having fingers N N projecting upwardly from opposite sides of the axis P of said lever, so as to' strike the swinging arm H.

The operation is as follows: The valve being primarily closed and the water entering the tank and gradually raising the float, when the finger N reaches the arm H it strikes the latter and raises the same. As

soon as the arm passes the center it drops or overturns, in the present case to the right, whereby the branch K falls on the end E of Serial No. 541,947. (No model.) I

the beam E, thus quickly opening the valve 0 and allowing the water to flush a urinal, bowl, 850. As the float lowers, the finger N rises and strikes the arm H, thus gradually raising said arm until it passes the center, when it drops or overturns to the left, and

the branch K'falls on the end E of the beam E, thus quickly closing the valve, the tank now being empty. The infiowing water again gradually elevates the float, the subsequent operations being similar to those hereinbe fore stated, it being evident that the valve is alternately opened and closed by the operationsof the weighted arm H, due to the rise and fall of the float, and thus the flushing bracket 011 the floor of said tank, aweighted arm or hammer pivoted to said standard and provided with win gs adapted to engage opposite ends of said beam and a float with a pivoted lever having fingers on opposite sides of its axis adapted to engage said weighted arm.

2. The valve-outlet A having a collar with the bracket F thereon, the rising-and-falling valve 0 in said outlet the rocking beam E pivoted at one end, the Weighted arm H with wings K, K adapted to engage portions of said beam opposite the pivot, and a float having a lever pivoted to said bracket and hav: ing fingers adapted to engage opposite sides of said weighted arm. 1

CHARLES A. BLESSING.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

R. H. GRAESER. 

